Whats your definition of a porn addict?

If you WANT to stop watching it but you can't, you are an addict.

 

I consider myself an addict. I used to watch porn every single day. I was addicted.

Now in the last 60 days I've watched porn twice.

Most people would consider that a person who only smokes 2 cigarettes in 60 days is not an addict.

I however still consider myself to be addicted because I crave porn still.

I've never smoked a cigarette in my life. I go all day every single day never thinking about a cigarette, let alone wanting one.

When I think the same about porn, then I will consider myself no longer addicted... but will I ever feel like that? I doubt it. I know smokers who haven't had a cigerette in 6 years but they still want one.

 

I'm starting to believe it's impossible to watch porn and not become an addict, in the same way many people who tried heroin became addicts. Millions of people who watch porn, no matter how infrequently are probably addicts without realising because they never actually tried to stop. It was only when I tried to stop that I realised I was addicted.

 

My definition is simply "Someone who can't/won't stop watching porn, despite it having negative consequences in their life".

Yes, it's that simple. If you've found that watching porn has destroyed your relationships, has destroyed your drive to get into relationships, has wasted copious amounts of time, has interfered with your career or any one of a number of other issues, yet you still don't stop, you're addicted.

I also tend to think we remain addicts for a long time even after we stop, simply because if we watch porn again, we could quite easily go back down that rabbit hole. This effect could last for years after we stop, maybe even for the rest of our lives.

 

This right here. If you want to see if you're addicted to porn, try to stop watching it for 1 week. If you can't go that long, you're addicted. I'm about to hit day 5 of no PM and today is super difficult. Everything in my body is telling me to PM, that it's okay, it'll be fun, it'll make you feel good, etc. This kind of thinking is typical of addicts. Replace porn in those thought processes with alcohol or heroin and it's obvious it's an addiction. If you can't stop without experiencing withdrawal and anxiety, you're addicted.